Sachin Dhawan

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

Using the Seafood Watch guide, I will feature a sustainable seafood ingredient in a new recipe.

I will spend at least 3 minutes learning more about the environmental services provided by and the environmental issues affecting temperate forests.

Using Drawdown's Job Function Action Guide, I will learn about climate actions I can take at work.

I will contact the fossil fuel companies that supply energy in my community and ask how they manage and reduce methane leakage.

I will research and tell 1 people each day about the benefits of alternative energy sources like wind turbines, solar energy, geothermal energy, and methane digesters.

I will support a community garden by volunteering, donating, or advocating for a new or existing one.

I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.

I will ask my local seafood market or grocery store if their seafood is sustainable and share the Seafood Watch resources so they can stock sustainable options.

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

I will explore the interactive map in the links below to find a supermarket that does not use HFC refrigerants near my home.

I will only purchase wood and paper products from ecologically certified sources like Forest Stewardship Council.

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

I will visit a coastal or ocean site to experience the ecosystem and look for the presence of macroalgae/seaweed.

I will use seaweed in a new recipe.

I will plant 7 trees in my community, public parks, or backyard.

I will avoid buying and using 1 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

I will replace 7 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

I will share a business carbon calculator and encourage my organization to improve our sustainable practices.